THYROID & ADRENAL HORMONES

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BALANCE!

By Ben Briggs RPh CNC IACP LIONVILLE NATURAL PHARMACY & HEALTH FOOD STORE LIONRX.COM

SIR ISAAC NEWTON: “ FOR EVERY ACTION, THERE IS AN

OPPOSITE AND EQUAL REACTION” NATURE HAS A CONTINUOUS BALANCING

ACT: LEFT VS RIGHT, UP VS DOWN, FRONT VS BACK, POSITIVE VS NEGATIVE, PUSH VS PULL

CONTRACTION VS RELAXATION! THE SAME GOES FOR EVERY CHEMICAL

REACTION IN THE BODY! ◦ MAGNESIUM/CALIUM, SODIUM/POTASIUM,etc. ◦ ADRENAL VS THYROID

HORMONES!!

BASIC HORMONES: CHOLESTEROL**** : -SEX HORMONES: -ESTROGENS: ESTRONE, ESTRADIOL, ESTRIOL -PROGESTERONE*, -TESTOSTERONE, DHEA* -PREGNENOLONE -THYROID: T-2, T-3,RT-3 T-4, T-7 *5-Deiodinase(s) *TSH IS NOT A THYROID HORMONE -ADRENAL :* CORTISOL, CORTISONE, ALDOSTERONE, -INSULIN -MELATONIN, SERATONIN, DOPAMINE, GABA ADRENALIN (EPINEPHRINE), NOR-ADRENALIN NOR-EPINEPHRINE)

-D-3

ADRENAL&THYROID A BALANCING ACT ADRENALS- THE “GAS” AND, BURNS SUGARS FOR ENERGY-SHORT LIVED,

THEN CRASH- AFTERNOON. THYROID- THE “ACCELERATOR”, THE

“CRUISE” CONTROL PROVIDES SLOW EVEN KEEL ENERGY BY RAISING TEMPERATURE TO BURN FAT AS FUEL, IF NOT- SLOW STARTER AND FINISHER.

PROGESTERONE: MODULATOR

ADRENAL DISEASES: CUSHING’S SYNDROME ◦ JFK- LOW ADRENAL HORMONE FUNC. AMPHETAMINES, STERIODS, “VITAMINS”! CORTISOL- HYDROCORTISONE

ADDISONS DISEASE ◦ EXCESS ADRENAL HOMONE FUNCTION

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME FIBROMYALGIA HYPOADRENALISM-”BURNT OUT” CVID: CHRONIC VARIABLE IMMUNE

DISEASE

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTER ALL HORMONES ARE AFFECTED

◦ HORMONES IN CIRCULATION ARE BLOCKED @ RECEPTOR CELL SITE ◦ CAN NOT ENTER THE CELL EVEN WHEN THE BLOOD VALUES APPEAR

“NORMAL” ◦ INCREASED DISFUNCTION WITH AGING, POOR DIET, CHOLESTEROL

LOWERING Rx’s, STEROIDS, ANTIDEPRESSANTS, SYNTHETIC HORMONES, VITAMIN/ MINERAL DEFFICIENCIES AND ETC.,SUGAR,CAFFEINE, HEAVY METAL ETC.

HIGH CORTISOL=LOW CORTISONE &ALDOSTERONE

◦ INFLAMATION ◦ FLUID RETIONTION ◦ BELLY FAT ◦ BRAIN FOG ◦ HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE ◦ INSULIN RESISTANCE= INCREASED BLOOD SUGAR ◦ FM/CFS ◦ PMS/PERIMENOPAUSE ◦ THYROID RESISTANCE

STRESS: RAISES CORTISOL

ADRENAL TESTING BLOOD: AM CORTISOL, DHEA-SULFATE, CRP SALIVA: CIRCADIAN RHYTHM- 4 SAMPLES

THOUGHOUT THE DAY OF CORTISOL URINE ANALYSIS SERGENTS WHITE LINE TEST ◦ STROKE BELLY WITH BLUNT END OF PEN ABOUT 6” ◦ A WHITE LINE APPEARS AND TURNS RED IF NORMAL ◦ IF WHITE LINE REMAINS 2 MINUTES OR

MORE=HYPOADRENAL SUPINE TO STANDING BP TEST ◦ POSTURAL HYPOTENTION

IRIS CONTRACT “FLASH LIGHT” TEST ◦ NORMAL REACTION-IRIS CONTRACTS ◦ HYPOADRENAL= IRIS CANNNOT REMAIN

CONTRACTED WHEN LIGHT SHINES INTO EYES AND DILATES AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES

ADRENALFATIGUE.ORG

TREATMENT OPTIONS EXERCISE: YOGA, QUIGONG, THIA

CHI MEDITATION/PRAYER DIET: REMOVE ALLERGENS-

GLUTEN SLEEP REDUCE STRESS RELATIONSHIPS/SITUATIONS: ◦ ADAPT, CHANGE IT, REMOVE

MEDICATIONS&NUTRITIONALS CORTISOL/HYDROCORTISONE- Rxs ADRENAL GLANDULARS DHEA (MEASURE DHEA-SULFATE) ADAPTAGENS: ◦ RHODIOLA, ASWAGANDHA, LICORICE, ◦ SCHIZANDRA, ELUTHERO(GENSING)

B-5, METHYL B-12, FOLIC ACID, B-6(P5P), VITAMIN C(BIOFLAVANOID)

COQ-10, ENADA, POWER ADAPT, L-CARNITINE, L-ARGININE, L-THYROXINE PROBIOTICS VITAMIN D-3 (LEVELS TO REACH 60-80) IRON- FERRETIN LEVELS 70-150

FOODS: DO’S & DON’TS DO’S: ◦ FATS FOUND IN NATURE(ORGANIC): EGGS, BUTTER, TREE NUTS, OLIVE OIL, AVACADO, COCONUT

OIL/BUTTER, DARK CHOCOLATE ◦ ANIMAL PROTEIN: ORGANIC

FISH,TURKEY,CHICKEN,BISON,VENISON ◦ COLORED VEGGIES ◦ LOW CARB LEGUMES, I.E. LENTILS, BLACK BEANS ◦ COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES ◦ FRUITS-BERRIES, LOW SUGAR ◦ WATER, GREEN TEA, RED WINE ◦ DON’TS: SUGAR, ALCOHOL, NICOTINE, MSG, CORN, ARTIFICIAL SWEETNERS TRANSFATS, PRESERVITIVES, DYES, HFCS, “LOW FAT” ANYTHING! PROCESSED FOODS

THE THYROID GLAND

THYROID HORMONES: TSH IS NOT A THYROID HORMONE ◦ PITUITARY THYROID GLAND

STIMULATOR THYROID HORMONE BLOOD VALUES

ARE “AVERAGES” OF ALL PEOPLE: ◦ GENDER, RACE, AGE, NATIONALITY,

INCOME, HEALTH, ETC…. ◦ THEY ARE “QUANTITATIVE” VALUES NOT “QUALITATIVE”(ACTIVE FORMS) NOT INTRACELLULAR VALUES(“ON

SWITCHES”) RECEPTOR SITE ACTIVITY NOT ASSESED!

THYROID HORMONES T-4 (LEVO-THYROXINE)(SUPPLY FORM) T-3 (LIO-THYRONINE(ON SWITCH) RT-3 (REVERSE LIO-THYRONINE)(OFF

SWITCH) TOTAL AND FREE HORMONE VALUES

SHOULD BE EVALUATED MISC. ◦ TBG- THYROID BINDING GLOBULIN ◦ D-3 ◦ IODINE ◦ SELENIUM ◦ MANGANESE ◦ VITAMIN A ◦ ZINC

Deiodinase(s): D-1, D-2 & D-3 CONTAIN: Vitamin A, D, Iodine, Mn, Selenium & Zinc

D-1: CONVERTS INACTIVE T-4 TO ACGTIVE T-3 IN BODY TISSUES ◦ SUPRESSED BY STRESS, DEPRESSION,DIETING, WGT.

GAIN, INSULIN RESISTANCE, DIABETES, INFLAMATION, CHRONIC PAIN, FM,CFS, TOXINS, HEAVY METALS, PLACTICS, Rxs: ANTIDEPRESSANT, BETA-BLOCKERSS, ANTISEIZURE MEDS, SYNTHETIC HRT, BC, STEROIDS, ANTIFUNGALS, STATINS AND UNFERMENTED SOY FOODS

D-2: CONVERTS T-4 TO T-3 IN PITUITARY GLAND D-3: REDUCES THYROID ACTIVITY BY CONVERTING T-4

TO ANTI-THYROID REVERSE T-3

BODY TEMPERATURE: ENZYME FUNCTION - CELL ENERGY

FUNCTIONAL TESTS FOR THYROID: ◦ IODINE PATCH TEST: “PAINT” A 2” SQUARE ON WRIST IN AM,

RECORD WHEN IT DISAPEARS PRACTITONERDTEREMINE DEFFICIENCY &

DOSE OF IODINE URINE TEST IS ALSO AVAILABE @$70.00

◦ TAKE AM UNDERARM TEMPERATURE: BEFORE MOVEMENT OR ARISING MENSTURATING FEMALES: ON DAYS 2-5 OF

BLEEDING, NON-MENSTRATING- ANYTIME SHOULD AVERAGE > 97.8 DEGREES F

COMPREHENSIVE THYROID EVALUATION:

◦ TSH: PITUITARY HORMONE ONLY SHOWS THYROID GLAND PRODUCTION NOT ACTIVITY

◦ FREE T-4: WEAK ACTIVITY, A STORAGE/TRANSPORT HORMONE(PROHORMONE)

◦ FREE T-3: METABOLICLY ACTIVE!! ◦ REVERSE T-3: ISOMER:MIRROR IMAGE OF T-3. BLOCKS

FREE T-3(OFF SWITCH) ◦ TOTAL T-4 AND T-3: PROTEIN BOUND FORMS- TOTALLY

INACTIVE ◦ TPO&TGA: ELAVATION INDICATES AUTOIMMUNE

DISEASE(S) ◦ SHBG: SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN: INCREASED: STRESS, EXCESS ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY,

XENO-ESTROGENS, LOW PROGESTERONE, GLADIN ALLERGY AND OTHERS

THYROID REGULATION

◦ PRESCRIPTIONS: NATURE-THROID & WP-THYROID (RLC LABS.COM)

COMPOUNDED: CUSTOM FORMULAS SLOW RELEASE T-3 & COMBOS- T-3&T-4

◦ SUPPLEMENTS IODINE, SELENIUM, D-3, Mn, ZINC, B-12, L-TYROSINE GLANDULARS OF THYROID,

◦ DIET MODIFICATIONS NO PROCESSED SOY, SKIPPED MEALS, HIGH CARBS

◦ STRESS REDUCTION LIFESTYLE CHANGES, HOLY BASIL, KAVINASE, KAVA

◦ DRUG INTERACTION/SUPPRESSION STATINS, BC, HRT, ANTI-DEPRESSANTS, STEROIDS

◦ DYSBIOSIS-CANDIA(Yeast in BOWEL)

B.E.N.S. S.E.L.F. NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM B= BREATHING E= EXERCISE N= SAYING “NO” S= SLEEP S= SUPPLEMENTS(CUSTOMIZED) E= ELIMINATION L= LIFESTYLE ADJUSTMENTS F= FOOD (NUTRITIONIST)

“ALTHOUGH HUMANS MAY MAKE A VARIETY OF INVENTIONS, THEY WILL NEVER DEVISE AN INVENTION MORE BEAUTIFUL, MORE SIMPLE OR MORE DIRECT THAN DOES NATURE….”

LEONARDO DAVINCI

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